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1 NATURAL RESOURCES, RESILIENCY, LANDSCAPE AND SITE DESIGN PROBLEM/ISSUE: Urban farms, community gardens, food hub.ldc needs to further define compa<bility issues. How do we create incen<ves to provide opportuni<es in appropriate areas? Mul<- faceted values are important. PROPOSED APPROACH: Create metrics that will address and define different scales of food along the transect; from rural to peri- urban and intra- urban. Iden<fy urban agriculture incen<ve zones. These areas can be public/private ventures. Iden<fy these areas by looking at food desserts found in Aus<n as well as scales of food produc<on. Create a metric that addresses access to healthy food (groceries, farmer- to- consumer sales, etc.) STAR Community Index: Aus<n is one of the 10 pilot ci<es now refining a new na<onal sustainability benchmarking tool, the STAR Community Index. Star Index, HS- 4: Food Access & Nutri<on Evalua<on Measures : Demonstrate an increase over the past 3 years in the percentage of residents within a walkable ¼ mile of a healthful food retail outlet. (cont d on next slide(s))

2 Case study in Aus<n where 4 big farms are located in East Aus<n. Map showing their loca<on in rela<onship with the neighborhood. Iden<fied exis<ng open space in that neighborhood.

3 Aus<n: Add mile radius and add map of all the urban farms and market gardens found in Aus<n

4 Case Study in California The created urban agricultural incen<ve zones On September 28, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the Urban Agriculture IncenAve Zones Act (AB 551) AB 551 Bill: hap://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billnavclient.xhtml?bill_id= ab551 hap://ar<cles.la<mes.com/2013/oct/02/local/la- me- urban- agriculture- law

5 Different scales of producaon. Garden CiAes: Theory & PracAce of Agrarian Urbanism 2011, The Prince's Founda<on for the Built Environment By: Andres Duany and Duany Plater- Zyberk & Company

6 Prairie Crossing events, Grayslake, IL hap://

7 Identification of Key Problem Issue Areas Urban farms, community gardens, food hub.ldc needs to further define compatibility issues. How do we create incentives to provide opportunities in appropriate areas? Multi- faceted values are important. How to improve the LDC Create metrics that will address and define different scales of food along the transect; from rural to peri- urban and intra- urban. Identify urban agriculture incentive zones. These areas can be public/private ventures. Identify these areas by looking at food desserts found in Austin as well as scales of food production. Create a metric that states that addresses access to healthy food (groceries, farmer- to- consumer sales, etc.) Brief Case Study: SLIDE 1: STAR Community Index: Austin is one of the 10 pilot cities now refining a new national sustainability benchmarking tool, the STAR Community Index. Star Index, Goals for Food Access and Nutrition- Access to Food (Number 5a): Over 80% of residents live within a walkable half- mile of grocery store and also a direct farmer- to- consumer sales location, or within a walkable half- mile of a public transit station that provides service to a grocery store and direct farmer- to- consumer sales location in under 15 minutes one- way travel time. Of the remaining population, no more than 25% are allowed to be low- income or minority. Definition of Direct farmer- to consumer sales location are sites where consumers can buy directly from farmers, including farmers markets, farm stands, CSA programs, food buying clubs and pick your own. SLIDE 2: Case study in Austin where 4 big farms are located in East Austin. Map showing their location in relationship with the neighborhood. Identified existing open space in that neighborhood. SLIDE 3: Austin: Add mile radius and add map of all the urban farms and market gardens found in Austin SLIDE 4: Case Study in California add images and map about this case study. The created urban agricultural incentive zones me- urban- agriculture- law SLIDE 5: Agricultural Urbanism case study: Look at Duany s book on Theory & Practice of Agrarian Urbanism Example: Prairie Crossing, Illionois. Different scales of production.

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